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- 2016.08.18
CFS urges public not to consume plasticiser-tainted bottled tartare sauce imported from UK
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 18) that a sample of bottled tartare sauce imported from the United Kingdom (UK) was found to contain a plasticiser, Di-isodecyl phthalate...
- 2016.08.17
Preserved vegetable samples detected with preservative exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 17) that two prepackaged preserved vegetable samples of the same product but of different batches were found to contain a preservative, sulphur...
- 2016.08.16
Fresh beef sample found to contain sulphur dioxide
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 16) that a sample of fresh beef was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative which is not permitted to be used in fresh meat. The CFS...
- 2016.08.15
Consumers urged not to consume French raw goat milk cheese contaminated with E. coli
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 15) urged the public not to consume a batch of raw goat milk cheese imported from France as it was contaminated with Escherichia coli (E. coli). The...
- 2016.08.15
Soft ice-cream sample detected with coliform count exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 15) announced that a sample of soft ice-cream was found to contain a coliform count exceeding the legal limit. Follow-up is in progress. A spokesman for...
- 2016.08.11
Public urged not to buy or consume product with undeclared and controlled ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 11) urged the public not to buy or consume a product (no English name, see photos) as it was found to contain an undeclared and controlled ingredient. Acting on intelligence, DH purchased the above...
- 2016.08.10
Fresh beef sample found to contain sulphur dioxide
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 10) that a fresh beef sample was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative which is not permitted to be used in fresh meat. The CFS is...
- 2016.08.09
Excessive metallic contaminant found in black rice sample imported from Thailand
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 9) announced that a sample of pre-packaged black rice imported from Thailand was detected with excessive cadmium, a metallic contaminant. The trade should...